hing

www.RegentStreetofiVestBloomfield.com

Fr-

%eget?! direel
of ( Wed Woomfieki

n

R

F

Phone: 248.683.1010

Assisted Living All Inclusive Package

Nurses on duty 24 hours a day
Dementia care
Gourmet dining
Therapeutic recreation
Family support
Respite care
Hospice

First Class Accommodations—With all the amenities expected.

va Mames holds
a model of a
Magen David

Orchard Lake Rd, South of Lone Pine Rd.,, West Bloomfield, MI

Eva Mames
Home: Southfield
Kudos: Funding Israel's EMS

11-11 Monilay thin Saturday
11-10 Sunday

Falafel

House

Ice Cream • Espresso • Wifi
• Complimentary Freshly Baked Bread

Cali for Infonvatlion About,

Holiday Catering • Party Trays
Whole Lamb • Delivery

6540 Orchard Lake Rd. • West Bloomfield
Tel: 2413.855.6929 • Fax: 248.855.6959

Iiminita ThelEalafiellHOUSe.natt

Trig Our

1Famrneass

Owen n
Braesal!

Falafel Plate

.. , ,r47Ms

The BEST Falafel
this Side of the
Mediterranean!

Join Us Soon For Our Grand Opening Taste Fest!

14 January

5 W 2006

aaa000

Alan Hitsky
Associate Editor

provided hundreds of ambulances for
Magen David Adorn (Red Shield of
David) in Israel.

I

How did you get
started?
"The first ambulance was funded by
Shaarit Haplaytah. I think it was $4,000.
And John called on his friends to form a
Medical-Dental Councilit was headed
by Dr. Morris Starkman. And Jewish
News founder Philip Slomovitz gave us a
lot of publicity."

n 1967, someone in New York asked
Dr. John Mames of Oak Park to help
raise funds for the American Red
Magen David for Israel. Dr. Mames was
the president of Shaarit Haplaytah, the
local Holocaust survivors' organization.
It was the summer of Israel's lightning
victory in the Six-Day War. •
With his acceptance, Dr. Mames' wife,
Eva, evolved into a full-time volunteer
for Israel's emergency medical and
blood service. It is an unpaid job that
she has continued to do for 39 years —
from her home in Oak Park, from a
clothing store she owned for 13 years,
and from her home in the Bell Road
area of Southfield.
Over the years, the Michigan Chapter
of ARM DI — renamed the Dr. John J.
Mames Chapter after his death in 1989
— has raised millions of dollars and

How much money do you
raise each year?
"I really don't know exact figures. But
last year was typical — \ye sent seven
ambulances to Israel. They range from
$70,000 for a basic ambulance to
$90,000 for an advanced life support
ambulance. We also fund scholarships
for paramedic training. That's some-
thing we started here. Over the years, it
roust be 200-250 scholarships." The